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By Mark Curriden
(Oct. 10) – Exxon Mobil General Counsel Jack Balagia has announced he is officially retiring as the Irving-based oil and gas giant’s top lawyer in three weeks.
Ebner, who received his law degree at Tulane University in New Orleans, joined Exxon Mobil in 1980 as a litigator, where he rose through the ranks to become head of the upstream disputes section.
In 2000, Exxon Mobil named Ebner its chief attorney for its chemical company. Three years later, he was promoted to chief attorney of ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company.
Ebner has been Exxon Mobil’s assistant general counsel for the past seven years.
Balagia, an Austin native who received his law degree from the University of Texas, was a litigator at McGinnis Lockridge & Kilgore, when he joined Exxon in 1998. He became coordinator for upstream litigation in 1999, assistant general counsel in 2004 and general counsel in 2010.
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